With the all-but-death of audiophile formats SACD and DVD-Audio, those who don’t want the inconvenience of vinyl have been pretty well stuck when it comes to acquiring their favorite music in a format that isn’t a loudness-war-squashed CD. Thankfully HDTracks has stepped in to fill the gap. You can download DRM-free FLAC versions of your favorite music in hi-resolution, usually 96Khz/24-Bit or higher, and even in 5.1 mixes when they’re available. Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, the Flaming lips and a lot more are there or the classic listener, and the GenXers and Millennials can groove on Green Day, Mumford and Sons, Dream Theater or Muse.

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Most people think they have to overhaul a sprawling basement or game room in order to create a true home theater experience. But that’s certainly not the case. You can create a true home theater, a room that lets you escape from the outside world and immerse yourself in top-notch audio and larger-than-life video in so much as a spare room.

AMX-controlled smart home by MediaTech Intelligent Home Systems (www.mediatechliving.com)

Intelligent homes are nothing new. Manufacturers like Crestron, AMX, Control4, Elan, Savant, and others have been playing the home automation game for years, decades even. These OG home automation systems require a custom integrator to install, usually have some hard-wired element, and are intuitive, sophisticated, feature-rich, and highly functional.

You were blessed with lots of windows and your living room has incredible natural light. So what’s the problem? Oh, is glare ruining your TV picture? Read on to find expert advice to fix this annoying problem.

You are trying to watch a film in high-def on Apple TV, your daughter is listening to Spotify while she’s doing homework, your wife is working on her laptop, your toddler is playing on the iPad, and your son is, gulp, doing some serious PC gaming. All this online action can bring your home network to its knees.